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  "id": 4372143,
  "title": "Rescuers race to find thousands missing after Nepal-China glacier collapse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/rescuers-race-to-find-thousands-missing-after-nepal-china-glacier",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T07:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260830/rescuers-race-to-find-thousands-missing-after-nepal-china-glacier-collapse"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CHITWAN, Nepal/BEIJING - Rescuers from Nepal and China scrambled on Sunday to locate thousands of individuals missing following a massive glacier collapse that triggered a devastating mudslide across the Himalayas, as they contended with harsh weather conditions and rising water levels. The death toll climbed to 750 by Sunday morning, with over 3,000 people reported missing across the Nepal-China border after a surge of ice, rock, mud and debris tore through mountain valleys and rivers on Wednesday, causing extensive destruction. The Red Cross projected that around 90,000 people may have been impacted by the disaster, which China attributed to the effects of climate change. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi informed his Nepalese counterpart via a phone call on Saturday that the mudslide was the most severe cross-border catastrophe in recent years, and that rescue efforts had become exceptionally challenging and complex, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Nepal's disaster authority reported 734 deaths, 2,498 missing, and 7,514 rescued.",
  "summary": "CHITWAN, Nepal/BEIJING — Rescuers in Nepal and China raced on Sunday to find thousands of people missing after a glacier collapse unleashed a catastrophic mudslide across the Himalayas, as they faced challenging weather conditions and rising water levels. Authorities said the death toll rose to 750 by Sunday morning, with more than 3,000 people missing on both sides of the Nepal-China border…",
  "key_points": [
    "750 deaths confirmed, 2,498 missing, 7,514 rescued in Nepal-China glacier collapse",
    "Mudslide triggered by surge of ice, rock, mud, debris on Wednesday",
    "Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called disaster most severe cross-border catastrophe"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The disaster compounds the challenges for Nepal and China as they tackle the far-reaching consequences of climate change, with China explicitly attributing the catastrophe to its effects.",
  "illustration": null,
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Rescuers race to find thousands missing after Nepal-China glacier collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/rescuers-race-to-find-thousands-missing-after-nepal-china-glacier-4373468",
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        "title": "Rescuers race to find thousands missing after Nepal-China glacier collapse",
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        "published": "2026-08-30T08:22:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Rescuers race to find thousands missing after Nepal-China glacier collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/rescuers-race-to-find-thousands-missing-after-nepal-china-glacier-4379538",
        "published": "2026-08-30T08:26:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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